YVR · Vancouver, Canada
Vancouver International Airport.
--:--:-- · PDT (UTC-07:00) · 49.1939° N, 123.1840° W
Vancouver International Airport
Airport in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for YVR
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 1941; ident CYVR; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
yvr.ca
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Vancouver International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
19 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
YVR / CYVR
OurAirports ident
CYVR
GPS / local code
CYVR
ISO region
CA-BC
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
yvr.ca
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q321224
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:20 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--PDT · UTC-07:00
Time zone
PDT
America/Vancouver · UTC-07:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
7.8 km
Approximate distance to central Vancouver.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Ottawa
Languages
English, French
Currency
CAD ($)
Country area
9,984,670 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
3 runways
Longest runway
11,500 ft / 3,505 m
Runway surface
concrete (2), asphalt
Opened / operator
1929 · Vancouver Authority
Owner / entity
Transport Canada
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
19 source-backed signals
Vancouver International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Vancouver, Canada. Vancouver's built-up core sits roughly 7.8 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Vancouver (UTC-07:00, PDT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Vancouver International Airport (YVR / CYVR) is at 49.1939° N, 123.1840° W, elevation 14 ft (4 m), serving Vancouver, Canada.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Vancouver is in Canada (capital Ottawa); regulated by Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA); on America/Vancouver (PDT, UTC-07:00); working languages: English, French; currency: CAD ($).
Distance from central Vancouver: 8 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for YVR.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Vancouver International Airport (YVR / CYVR)
Vancouver International Airport · Airport in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Source identifiers
CYVR · CYVR · CA-BC
yvr.ca · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Location cue
It is located 12 km (7.5 mi) from Downtown Vancouver.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Richmond
richmond · 4.3 km from YVR
Canada · America/Vancouver · +0h · population 209,937 · city coordinates 49.1700, -123.1368
2. Marpole
marpole · 4.5 km from YVR
Canada · America/Vancouver · +0h · population 27,843 · city coordinates 49.2136, -123.1298
3. Blundell
blundell · 4.7 km from YVR
Canada · America/Vancouver · +0h · population 18,065 · city coordinates 49.1553, -123.1571
4. Brighouse-City Centre
brighouse-city-centre · 4.8 km from YVR
Canada · America/Vancouver · +0h · population 62,855 · city coordinates 49.1667, -123.1333
5. Seafair
seafair · 4.9 km from YVR
Canada · America/Vancouver · +0h · population 16,070 · city coordinates 49.1500, -123.1833
6. Dunbar-Southlands
dunbar-southlands · 5.4 km from YVR
Canada · America/Vancouver · +0h · population 21,245 · city coordinates 49.2422, -123.1884
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. YYJ CYYJ
Victoria International Airport · Victoria
63 km from YVR · America/Vancouver · +0h · elevation 63 ft (19 m) · airport coordinates 48.6472, -123.4278
2. SEA KSEA
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · Seattle
205 km from YVR · America/Los_Angeles · -1h · elevation 433 ft (132 m) · airport coordinates 47.4479, -122.3103
3. YLW CYLW
Kelowna International Airport · Kelowna
287 km from YVR · America/Vancouver · +0h · elevation 1,421 ft (433 m) · airport coordinates 49.9561, -119.3780
Route-time reference set
1. YVR-YYJ
Victoria · 63 km · 55m
America/Vancouver · +0h from YVR; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. YVR-SEA
Seattle · 205 km · 1h 6m
America/Los_Angeles · -1h from YVR; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. YVR-YLW
Kelowna · 287 km · 1h 12m
America/Vancouver · +0h from YVR; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
3 runways
Longest runway 11,500 ft / 3,505 m. 3 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
concrete (2), asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for YVR.
Runway identifiers
08L/26R · 08R/26L · 13/31
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. YYJ CYYJ
Victoria International Airport · Victoria · 63 km from YVR
large airport · America/Vancouver · canada · 63 ft (19 m) · 48.6472, -123.4278
2. YLW CYLW
Kelowna International Airport · Kelowna · 287 km from YVR
large airport · America/Vancouver · canada · 1,421 ft (433 m) · 49.9561, -119.3780
3. YYC CYYC
Calgary International Airport · Calgary · 687 km from YVR
large airport · America/Edmonton · canada · 3,557 ft (1,084 m) · 51.1188, -114.0099
4. YEG CYEG
Edmonton International Airport · Edmonton · 809 km from YVR
large airport · America/Edmonton · canada · 2,373 ft (723 m) · 53.3097, -113.5800
5. YXE CYXE
Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport · Saskatoon · 1205 km from YVR
large airport · America/Regina · canada · 1,653 ft (504 m) · 52.1707, -106.7008
6. YWG CYWG
Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport · Winnipeg · 1864 km from YVR
large airport · America/Winnipeg · canada · 783 ft (239 m) · 49.9100, -97.2399
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
The airport is managed by Vancouver Airport Authority, a nonprofit organization, and covers a total expanse of about 1,340 hectares of airport property.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for YVR.
Country and authority
YVR sits in Canada (Canada), whose capital is Ottawa. Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English, French. Currency context: CAD ($). YVR is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Airport in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Location cue: It is located 12 km (7.5 mi) from Downtown Vancouver.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q321224 · Vancouver International Airport. Owner / owning body: Transport Canada. Administrative area: Richmond. Named after: Vancouver
Field and clock profile
Vancouver International Airport is a near sea-level field at 14 ft (4 m), positioned at 49.1939° N, 123.1840° W in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 3 runways and a longest runway of 11,500 ft / 3,505 m. The airport clock uses America/Vancouver (PDT, UTC-07:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Richmond is the closest retained city-time anchor at 4.3 km. YYJ Victoria is the closest retained airport alternative at 63 km.
Country airport peers
YVR is compared with YYJ Victoria at 63 km, YLW Kelowna at 287 km, YYC Calgary at 687 km, YEG Edmonton at 809 km, YXE Saskatoon at 1205 km inside the retained Canada airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
YVR-YYJ Victoria: 63 km, about 55m, +0h. YVR-SEA Seattle: 205 km, about 1h 6m, -1h. YVR-YLW Kelowna: 287 km, about 1h 12m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident CYVR backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. yvr.ca is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
3 runways · longest 11,500 ft / 3,505 m
Runway identifiers
08L/26R, 08R/26L, 13/31
OurAirports classifies YVR as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Vancouver.
YVR (CYVR) is a near sea-level field at 14 ft (4 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
YVR sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
YVR's runway record lists 3 runways, with the longest runway at 11,500 ft / 3,505 m and source surfaces recorded as concrete (2), asphalt.
Vancouver Authority is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for YVR.
- The airport is managed by Vancouver Airport Authority, a nonprofit organization, and covers a total expanse of about 1,340 hectares of airport property.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at yvr.ca, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for YVR
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
YVR uses America/Vancouver (PDT, UTC-07:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Vancouver International Airport is about 7.8 km from central Vancouver; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
YYJ Victoria is the closest retained alternate at 63 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
yvr.ca is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place YVR inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
YVR ranks #7 in the curated Canada airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 13 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
YVR shares America/Vancouver with YLW Kelowna CA · YYJ Victoria CA. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
YVR is 14 ft (4 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include BNE 13 ft (4 m) (1 ft delta) · DCA 15 ft (5 m) (1 ft delta) · DOH 13 ft (4 m) (1 ft delta) · FCO 13 ft (4 m) (1 ft delta) · GOA 13 ft (4 m) (1 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
YVR's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are YYJ 63 km +0h · SEA 205 km -1h · YLW 287 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | YYJ | 63 km | 55m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Seattle | SEA | 205 km | 1h 6m | -1h | --:--:-- |
| Kelowna | YLW | 287 km | 1h 12m | +0h | --:--:-- |
YVR to YYJ
Victoria
Distance 63 km; estimated travel window 55m; destination zone America/Vancouver is +0h from YVR. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
YVR to SEA
Seattle
Distance 205 km; estimated travel window 1h 6m; destination zone America/Los_Angeles is -1h from YVR. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
YVR to YLW
Kelowna
Distance 287 km; estimated travel window 1h 12m; destination zone America/Vancouver is +0h from YVR. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Vancouver is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Vancouver is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Vancouver International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from YVR, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Richmond
richmond · 4.3 km · America/Vancouver
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Marpole
marpole · 4.5 km · America/Vancouver
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Blundell
blundell · 4.7 km · America/Vancouver
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Brighouse-City Centre
brighouse-city-centre · 4.8 km · America/Vancouver
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Seafair
seafair · 4.9 km · America/Vancouver
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Dunbar-Southlands
dunbar-southlands · 5.4 km · America/Vancouver
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Broadmoor
broadmoor · 6.1 km · America/Vancouver
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Arbutus Ridge
arbutus-ridge · 6.3 km · America/Vancouver
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sunset
sunset · 7.1 km · America/Vancouver
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Steveston
steveston · 7.4 km · America/Vancouver
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Vancouver
vancouver · 7.8 km · America/Vancouver
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
South Granville
south-granville · 8.1 km · America/Vancouver
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Vancouver International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Victoria (YYJ), Seattle (SEA), Kelowna (YLW). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 3 runways; longest runway 11,500 ft / 3,505 m; identifiers 08L/26R, 08R/26L, 13/31.
- Runway surfaces: concrete (2), asphalt; 3 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Vancouver Authority.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1929.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from YVR. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Victoria International AirportYYJ
Victoria · large airport
- Distance
- 63 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 63 ft (19 m)
Compare against YYJ when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Seattle–Tacoma International AirportSEA
Seattle · large airport
- Distance
- 205 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -1h
- Elevation
- 433 ft (132 m)
Compare against SEA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Kelowna International AirportYLW
Kelowna · large airport
- Distance
- 287 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 1,421 ft (433 m)
Compare against YLW when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Vancouver International Airport (YVR) in?▾
Vancouver International Airport is in the America/Vancouver timezone (UTC-07:00, PDT).
What are the codes for Vancouver International Airport?▾
Vancouver International Airport uses IATA code YVR and ICAO code CYVR.
Where is Vancouver International Airport located?▾
Vancouver International Airport is located in Vancouver, Canada at coordinates 49.1939° N, 123.1840° W, with an elevation of 14 ft (4 m) (near sea-level field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Vancouver International Airport from central Vancouver?▾
Vancouver International Airport sits roughly 7.8 km from the nearest mapped city center for Vancouver.
Which route reference is most useful from YVR?▾
Victoria (YYJ) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 55m, destination timezone America/Vancouver, and a +0h difference from YVR.
Which authority regulates YVR?▾
Vancouver International Airport sits inside Canada, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA).
What other airports in Canada are close peers to YVR?▾
YVR's curated peers in Canada on this site include YYJ Victoria, YLW Kelowna, YYC Calgary, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Vancouver International Airport have?▾
Vancouver International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 3 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 11,500 ft / 3,505 m; identifiers include 08L/26R, 08R/26L, 13/31.